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Show Color Gives Barracks 'New Look' i This is the Army, Mr. Jones 1950 style at Westover Field, Mass., where barracks as modern and colorful as model homes are being provided for officers and enlisted men. ADDrOXimatelv 2.000 Units pai-h awnmmnrlatiiin fur,- -P-,;!;!. the Westover Air Force base as a result of a bill passed by Congress Con-gress two years ago and amended last Spring to provide improved housing at permanent military installations. in-stallations. The families of Westover enlisted en-listed personnel are the first to benefit from the program which calls for construction of rental housing through cooperation with : private builders. Rents range ; from $55 to $85 monthly for enlisted en-listed men and officers pay $105. A combination of ranch house and colonial design, the homelike-; homelike-; appearing barracks feature bright colors both inside and out which get away entirely from even the slightest suggestion of military drab. This is the work of Beatrice West. New Vm-lc rnlnr f nncnltsnt wvuijuiiwuniiug iwu xaiiiiii-CD, a:c Uliuci Ullbli a I I Combining ranch house and colonial co-lonial design, new barracks at Westover Field, Mass., provide modern, home-like living accommodations accom-modations for officers, enlisted men and their families. Bright colors are featured inside and out to give individuality to each dwelling unit. Asphalt shingle roofs in five basic colors set the tone for the various color schemes. Hardwood veneer flush doors, as shown in the efficiently planned kitchen, are used exclusively as they are easy to maintain as well as good looking. " ft I ' 'If"' L's I x, and designer, who contends that liberal use of color is the most effective way to give each home individuality when dwellings of the same general design are grouped. As the roofs are highly visible ; and are the largest single un-; un-; broken areas to meet the eye, the ! asphalt shingle roofs in five basic j colors green, brown, slate, red I and black set the tone for the various color schemes. Only after ; deciding on the roof color did ! Miss West select the colors to ; harmonize with the roof in the J siding, trim and accent colors, j The light, cheerful, carefully-! carefully-! planned kitchens feature modern j appliances, gaily-figured wall pa-! pa-! pers and attractive floor cover- mgs. The handsomely - grained ; flush doors of hardwood veneer ; and the carefully-styled cabinets ; and counter tops are easy to clean . and to keep clean. There are no hard-to-get-at corners to collect ; dirt and grease. : Both inside and out, the accent is on color. A typical color scheme designed by Miss West begins with a medium green asphalt shingle roof. Siding is of a similar shade of green. The trim is a creamy or "warm white" and the accent color, on front and rear doorways, is either coral or banana ba-nana yellow. Accent colors in other exterior color schemes are rose, cerise, ming and regency. Miss West says that the color schemes are popular with the wives of servicemen. "They seem to go for the plan which calls for chartreuse accent," she adds. The barracks have picture windows win-dows facing what someday will be a tree-lined courtyard, closets with sliding doors and radiant heating systems which push warmth up through the floor. Every Ev-ery apartment has a garage, facing fac-ing the street. Westover Field enlisted men and officers have a choice of one, two, three, and four-bedroom apartments, with eligibility extended ex-tended even to trainees who have been at the base only a few weeks. |